[VIDEO] Last February, after a decade of service that included being awarded a bronze star for valor for defusing IEDs in Afghanistan, Singh decided to stand up for his beliefs.
Kiran Saluja is a mortgage specialist who was taking time in between meetings on Monday to help organize and load all of the food and supplies into the three trailers.
Organizers had specially made banners conveying the message of Sikhism to Americans: Sikhs Love America; Sikhs stand for Gender Equality; and Sikhs for Racial Equality.
When Seema Grewal moved to Regina from India in 1978, there were “a handful” of Sikh families in the city. “I feel like a little kid because I’ve never seen it before either,” she said.
This Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., canned items, diapers pillows, toiletries and other non-perishable food is being collected. Those items will be collected at a donation booth set up at 12600 66 Ave. in Surrey at the Tamanawis school grounds.
[VIDEO] “So I'm proud of all of you for rallying around the Muslim and Sikh and Arab and South Asian communities who face a rising tide of bigotry and harassment."
Right now we have about 10,000 meters of turban material and our goal is to finish off all the material and hopefully in the future set a Guiness Book of World Record.
Manmohan Singh Jit, lives in Jalandhar, India and is easy to distinguish because unlike other ship captains, replaces the popular kepí by a distinctive turban of their religion.
The world has come a long way. Sikhs are one of the best agriculturists in Argentina. However, this Argentinian ‘Komagata Maru’ ought to be revealed, even though such imperialistic remarks may not be ‘few and far between’ in those days.
I go about everyday with someone giving me “the look”. It’s either xenophobia or curiosity. You might expect that I probably get disheartened but what I see is Guru Gobind Singh ji’s grace working. I’m standing out and with a purpose.
But we are not alone in our love of hair. By educating ourselves about the stories of our neighbours and nations that have come before us, we can see that while our fight to maintain our distinctive identity is noble, it is hardly unique.
The iconic Times Square was filled in with colors of the Sikh culture as thousands of community members gathered to celebrate Turban Day and educate fellow Americans about Sikhism...
Simply put, the goal was to share an experience that communicates what it means to be a Sikh and eliminate existing stereotypes that are often associated with the turban.
“Loxford School Trust respects the human rights of individuals to practise their religion in public or in private. For child safeguarding reasons we request that visitors wear the kirpan discreetly..."
“Nobody deserves to be treated this way in our country,” said Ms. Kaur. “We trust that local law enforcement will treat our complaint with the same vigilance and vigor as the initial complaint received.”
Sikhs in Connecticut launched a novel Vaisakhi campaign last week to spread awareness about the religion, and the significance of Vaisakhi by renting bus shelter locations in Norwich and New London counties, where billboards about Sikhs and Sikhism were on display.
It was a weekend of festivities for the Sikh community, a huge parade through the city, a gala at the ROM attended by the many Sikh Canadian politicians who sit in the House of Commons.
The segment emphasizes how Sikhs have stood strong with American and Sikh egalitarian values by not turning racial discrimination away from themselves and deflecting it towards Muslims.
Now you’re ready for the jokes. “The Daily Show” confronted Americans on the streets to see if they know anything about Sikhs. Presented with four options, most people said a Sikh was a bird.
Baisakhi holds a great significance in Sikh faith as the Khalsa Panth was formed on this day, and the participation of a LGBT contingent in Baisakhi celebrations is a significant way of extending support by the Sikh community...
“Since 2001, the Sikh community living in a significant number in Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai tribal agencies have been migrating to Peshawar and other parts of the country over security reasons,” he added.
The Essen police president Frank Richter said the two 16-year-old boys from Essen and nearby Gelsenkirchen, whose identities were not given, were under arrest.
A Buena Park man who vandalized a Sikh temple after the San Bernardino attacks has been sentenced to probation, 240 hours of graffiti cleanup and 80 hours of community service at the place of worship he targeted.
Sikhs living in the Khyber Pakhtun Khawa and some areas of Punjab started becoming active individuals of Pakistani society in 1980s after a long hibernation.
Pannu said that after going through the metal detector at the airport, he was asked to do a self-pat down of his turban and a chemical swab test for explosive material.
